Wijziging van het Wetboek van Strafvordering ter uitbreiding van het spreekrecht van slachtoffers en nabestaanden in het strafproces

This Dutch bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure (Wetboek van Strafvordering) to widen the right of victims and surviving relatives to make statements during criminal proceedings. Based on the title alone, the aim is to give those harmed by crime a stronger voice at trial, going beyond the current rules on victim statements. Crime victims and their surviving relatives would be most directly affected, as would prosecutors, judges and defence lawyers who manage courtroom proceedings. The exact scope of the changes, such as which stages of the trial are covered, is not visible from the metadata and would need checking against the full bill text.